Archive for February, 2008
Auto Pause?-pauses the training timer when you slow down below a specified speed and resumes when you speed up again so you can focus on your ride, Auto Lap ?-automatically triggers a lap every time you pass a specified location or travel a preset distance, Training Center software-gives you the ability to create workouts, manage and download courses, and create a detailed post-ride analysis that charts your performance, SiRFStarIII high sensitivity receiver, USB PC interface, 800 mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery; 12 hours typical use, Self-calibrating wireless sensor mounts to bike’s rear chain stay Take your ride to the next level with the Edge 205Garmin’s GPS
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TomTom
Customer Review: Love it!!
Be sure to run a software update. When I fist purchased it, it would freeze occasionally. Now it works great!
Customer Review: Great product
TomTom GO 910 Portable GPS
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Working out with the Forerunner 201 means you’re never alone in your personal training, because the unit provides a Virtual Partner. This unique feature allows you to set your training goal by configuring your Virtual Partner’s pace and workout distance. You’ll get a graphic perspective of your performance by viewing your pace in relation to your Virtual Partner’s pace, so you can always see at a glance if you’re keeping up or falling behind.”
Customer Review: Ms,
My daughter bought this for me in 2004. I still love it. It is a great motivator to get out to walk. Helps to see how I am doing. I decide if I want to go further & longer. The virtal trainer is another good motivator as I try to stay up with “it”. I highly recommend it. I wear it whenever I go out. Even take it when I go out, in case, I want to add more miles to my day. Better than any pedometer.
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Backwoods, boundary waters, blue highways - the GPSMAP 60 is your trusted guide to the great outdoors. The GPSMAP 60 along with the GPS
Customer Review: Garmin
Great unit. Does everything I need and more. I got a good start on using it with just the quickstart guide. It connects to a PC using the Waypoint software that comes with it and with Googleearth Plus. It takes about 5 seconds to acquire satellites and only lost reception for a second in heavy cover with overcast skies.Garmin GPSMap 60 Handheld GPS
Customer Review: All I Expected
Still learning all there is to do. What I have seen of this product is fantastic for the price range.
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This new accessory will enable users to receive traffic information via radio signal. The TomTom
In addition the TomTom RDS/TMC Traffic Receiver provides TomTom users with alternative routes if delays occur, which ensures limited delays to any journey. The unit interfaces with several TomTom GPS car devices.
The TomTom RDS/TMC Traffic Receiver works by using TMC signals that are received through a normal FM radio antenna and broadcast by national or regional providers. By simply connecting the new TomTom GO device to the RDS/TMC Traffic Receiver, users will automatically receive traffic information via the TMC connection. Once a journey is planned, traffic alerts which relate to the route are clearly displayed in the traffic bar on the right hand side of the screen. When the user taps an icon shown in the traffic bar, they receive further information, such as the cause or kind of delay to traffic, such as an accident or traffic jam. In addition, the TomTom PLUS Traffic service provides up to date information on weather and road conditions. TomTom Traffic is a subscription based service that can be obtained via wireless data connection (GPRS, UMTS etc.).
Customer Review: A receiver that not able to receive
This receiver was nothing but trouble from the first day that I got it. I had to call Tom Tom several times to try to trouble shoot the problems but they were unable to fix the situation. It was finally determined that the item was defective and I had to send it back for a refund.
Customer Review: RDS-TMC Failure
The RDS-TMC receiver did not work as advertised. After many hours of trying and with help desk I was told that I had an European version. I had to return the receiver but was unable to secure the correct replacement.
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portable GPS
Customer Review: Spaghetti menu with a penchant for wacky excursions
Where to begin on this thing? Basics probably … the windshield mount will not stick to the windshield :O ! Clean with alcohol, both windshield and cup and change in temperature the thing will come crashing down.. STRIKE ONE! I figured that if the unit was as good as the TOMTOM site makes it look I could get a better mount, but as everything else the devil is in the details so this detail shouldve told me I was in for trouble. But, what is it you want from a GPS? Get from me here to there efficiently and if something comes up , give me some alternatives. Well this is just the biggest piece of wasted technology I have ever seen in my life. First the user interface is DISMAL. To achieve some function you must navigate through up to 6 screens (there is a forward arrow but you can not go back) NICE engineering! Now to the basics .. I entred my home address as HOME and my work address as a favorite. (that was the best I could say about the unit .. it found both addresses to the t in record time. Now comes the troubles : I set a route from my home (in Queens NY) to work In Woodbury LI. First trouble it insits in asking me that there is an HOV line on this trip! Well knowing the shortest route from a built in Pioneer I have in another car I know there is not an HOV on this trip! But I skip ahead and accept this as an idiosyncratic thing. One nice feature you can see a line by line text detail of the trip, and here comes the surprise. This thing is sending me through a maze of a combination expressways and side streets, that not in zillion years Iwould even considered. (As I read on another comment this unit seems to have something going with the Whitestone Bridge!) well This not being my fave route. I press 4 keys to go back ask for another route. nothing, things get worse . the fastest and shortest trip is never displayed so I give up on HOME to WORK. Now I try WORK to HOME to see how this does. Guess what? it is even worse.! It sends me all the way through I495 towards Manhattan, gets me on the VanWyck Expressway , gets me into Kennedy airport , gets me out of Kennedy airport , makes me exit to a side street about 10 miles from my house and then back into the Belt Parkway , where it makes me exit 2 exits before I should’ve exit (17W) . I went through this time after time and not once did it even get close to giving me the shortest or fastest trips . Since I am setting this inside the garage with 5 satellites shooting down I took a chance and accepted one of the wacky trips, the moment I headed to the car and before I even connected the unit , it started giving me turn instructions !!!!! and once the instruction is give, this thing thinks you are where it thinks you should be. All in all a very nice web site with lots of goodies to spend you time and a lot of social networking but as a NAVIGATOR this thing is just horrendous and I have not even mentioned the 3D graphics .. awful! The “extra graphics are as if drawn by a 5 year old with a crayola (just try t change the icon for your car! How TOMTOM has developed such a loyal following is beyond comprehension. I can see people who are not technically oriented being frustrated, but I actually design electronic gear for a living and I was totally baffled as to WHO would release this product to the market. Oh , for those who may volunteer I had a defective unit .. I did not I tried 3! As an aside I stopped at Staples and tried a Magellan
Customer Review: Wow!
Luckily I saw a video review of all the top navigation systems and it was a toss up. So I went with the TomTom GO 920T. What a sweet little device. I love that I don’t have to reach for it do anything. It has a remote for that. This allowed me to mount it way down at the bottom of the windshield where it only blocks a small view of your hood. And the fact that you can give verbal queues to select a destination is great. You can also record your own voice for the common verbal command that it gives you for following a route. My biggest surprise was when the iPhone on my hip rang, I picked up the remote and pressed the button to answer, and I was talking hands free through the GPS to my iPhone. For short trips, I don’t even have to plug it in thanks to the built in battery. And features galore! If you are looking for a really great GPS with all the bells and whistles, this is it. You will absolutely love it.
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Knowing accurate distances on the course will increase your shot confidence, enhance your golfing experience and actually lower your scores. Manufactured by Garmin
- Front, Center & Back of Green
- Hazards
- Bunkers
- Water
- Lay-ups
- Carries
More than a year ago, the USGA and R&A both sanctioned the use of satellite-based yardage measuring devices during competition. Thousands of golfers worldwide are buying GolfLogix GPS devices to increase their shot confidence, lower their scores, and enhance their golfing experiences. The days of searching for sprinkler heads and yardage markers are over.
Technology by Garmin
GolfLogix GPS is manufactured by Garmin, the world leader in GPS technology.
Simple Software
Simple-to-use software lets you download up to ten golf course maps on your unit at one time. The software walks you through a few easy steps to download golf course maps from a database of more than 15,000 golf courses, with more added every day. GolfLogix also promised to add new courses within days upon request.
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Complete Product Features and Specifications
- 12-month warranty
- User-friendly software and hardware
- Instant and precise distances to the front, center and back of the greens plus all hazards
- Auto-advances to each target on the course for completely hands-free use so there is no need for complex button layouts to learn or lasers to point during your round
- A large LCD screen (1.25″ wide x 2.25″ tall)
- Large number displays that are easy to read for all ages and eye-visions
- Personalized name on main screens for security and anti-theft
- Excellent visibility in direct sunlight with adjustable screen contrasts
- Backlight screen setting for dark playing conditions
- Completely waterproof case (submersible in water)
- Shock-proof and impact resistant for rugged outdoor use
- Displays in Yards or Meters
- Includes multi-use belt or bag clip
- (2) AA batteries included
- Up to 22-hour battery life
- Compatible with all alkaline and rechargeable AA batteries
- 64 x 128 pixel display
- 12-channel GPS receiver with precise accuracy (+/- 3 yards)
- Serial and USB cables included
- GolfLogix Course Manager PC software with USB drivers
- Comprehensive User Guide
- Weighs 5.3 oz with batteries
- Size: 4.4″H x 2.0″W x 1.2″D
- Holds up to 10 golf course maps
- Free golf course download included with purchase
System Requirements
Windows Operating Systems
- Windows 2000
- Windows XP
- Windows Vista
PC Hardware
- 500 MHz Pentium class processor or better
- 256 MB RAM or greater
- USB Connection or RS232 Serial Port
- Internet Connection
Mac Operating Systems
- Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
- Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Apple Macintosh Hardware
- Macintosh computer with an Intel x86 or PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor
- 256 MB RAM or greater
- USB Connection
- Internet Connection
Customer Review: GolfLogix GPS
I recieved my GolfLogix GPS a week ago and took it to our local course to give it a try. My friends had a “SkyCaddie” and I wanted a Garmin product as I also have a Garmin Street Pilot 330c GPS. I was extremely disappointed in the Golflogix as it was really giving strange readings that were way off. I finally shut it off and went ahead and finished my golf game. I went home aroung 5:30pm and e-mailed GolfLogix and told them what had happened. To make a long story short I recieved an e-mail within 2 hours as to what had happened. They explained that some changes on the golf course had been made since they had mapped it. Well in that span of 2 hours they had remapped it and published it. I re-loaded the update and tried it out last night. It worked great, very accurate, couldn’t ask for anything to work better than it did. I have e-mailed GolfLogig 3 other times and their response was always answered well and fast. WAY TO GO GolfLogix, very refreshing for that kind of service in this day and age.
Customer Review: Golf Logic Review
This GPS device works better than all others on the market (I’ve seen them all). The information is very accurate so I don’t have to worry about the club I intend to use for an approach shot. The device is simple to operate. It is very portable. And I don’t have to worry about recharging the batteries (I just carry spares).
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